A/N: It's about time to give this story another chapter too! Something that was owed ages ago! There is no valid excuse for my disappearance. I just fell victim to writer's block and got caught up with other things. No promises on consistency but hopefully this will become the first of many actual stable updates. Thank you and I'M SO SORRY to all those that waited for this.

Thank you again and Read/Review for me as usual!

Emotion

Rated: M (Especially this chapter)

Summary: Fuji and his childhood friend have just agreed to put their "love" to the test before taking the plunge into marriage. Would they regret their Uncle's challenge?

Chapter VI: Laugh

Recap~

"We haven't went that far yet." Ryoma stated it as if it was the easiest thing to understand.

"What if we do?" Fuji asked leaning closer to Ryoma as if he'd pounce any second.

Ryoma merely looked unintimidated and stared straight back at Fuji with mischievous golden eyes before answering.

"You'll never enjoy sex with her again."

Fuji laughed.

xXx

It wasn't until later that night that Sawa was able to watch him sleep peacefully beside her. She traced his nose as he dozed and couldn't help but feel a tightening in her chest. She sighed as she brushed his dark hair back and laid beside him on the pillow.

"I like you Saito…" Sawa whispered to him and the dark room.

Suddenly the tightening in her chest feels slightly alleviated. Sawa felt a slight weight lift of her and wondered if expressing her feelings she was producing was the answer to these human feelings.

oOxXxOo

Tokyo, Japan

Beach

Saito stood there with a smile as he watched Sawa splashing in the water. Twenty-two days before his wedding and he was telling his fiancée he was going on a business trip with Fuji only to be doing this.

They were taking a one night two-day excursion to relax as Fuji said and here they were at a beach house enjoying the beach.

He wondered how long it had been since Fuji and he had done things like this spontaneously.

"Are you just going to watch her?" Fuji asked coming to stand beside Saito on the patio.

"Why do you ask?" Saito asked turning to see an amused smile on Fuji's lips.

"Because if you don't go get her, someone else will," Fuji warned with a cock of the head towards other men on the beach looking at her to the ones who were becoming bold and walking closer.

Saito swallowed a curse and headed over with a cross look. Sensing his feelings, Sawa looked up with a worried face and started to waddle back.

"Move," Saito said to a man in his way.

It made them turn to see a fairly good-looking man glaring at them. They scattered and Saito went to grab onto Sawa.

"Saito?" Sawa asked with a lost expression. "Are you angry?"

"No," Saito said pressing kiss to her forehead. "I was just momentarily irritated."

"Ryoma…" Fuji said walking into the room to see Ryoma sprawled on the floor drinking a beer.

"Hm?" Ryoma asked glancing up.

"You don't want to get into the water?" Fuji asked taking a seat next to him.

"Not particularly," Ryoma said

"Does that mean you want some one-on-one play time privately before we go out?' Fuji asked leaning over to nip at his ear.

"Why are you always horny when you see me?" Ryoma asked with a frown. Couldn't he just drink and relax without being devoured?

"That's how it works if we take a trip together," Fuji stated. "Don't think we aren't going to share a bed."

"We share one at home," Ryoma reminded him.

"I meant much more intimately," Fuji whispered.

xXx

Renji's Manor

"That means that I was right all along," Renji said with a sigh. "They both are conforming to society and just taking the step just to get it over with."

"I don't know if giving them a distraction is the best either though," Ishtar stated. "The boys are being more attached to the children."

"Let them…" Renji relayed over. "Conflicting feelings will teach them that it's better to make this mistake now before they get married."

xXx

Beach House

"Shall we go shopping?" Fuji asked looking at the other three on the patio with him. They had spent three hours playing on the beach after Ryoma decided against one-on-one. They all have fun with Ryoma not backing down from the challenges that Fuji threw at him though,

Saito agreed and pulled Sawa to their room to change casually.

Fuji liked that! Saito was relaxed and laughing like when they were kids. Even he himself noticed that this was one of the few rare days he wasn't worrying about work or trying to check his phone for excuses to not be fully present.

It was good to just have fun together with people without feeling any feelings of regret or calculations. He hoped Saito felt the same.

"It looks like it might be cold," Ryoma said looking out the window at the cloudy sky.

"Then put on a sweater," Fuji said opting for a t-shirt and jacket instead.

"I didn't bring one," Ryoma said putting on something similar. They almost looked like a couple matching …. Only in different colours.

"Well it'll be okay I think," Fuji said with a smile. He wrapped an arm around Ryoma and chuckled as a glare was aimed at him and tempting lips that curved downwards started to form a frown.

They all headed out together and decided to split as they both went to their own stores.

It amused Fuji that he was enthusiastic about this and Ryoma was acting like the man being dragged into a shopping spree whereas Sawa was excited and Saito followed almost unwillingly in the opposite direction.

"Do you want anything?" Fuji asked looking at the bored looking Ryoma.

"Does it look like I do?" Ryoma asked with a frown. "When have you ever shorted me on anything besides food?"

Fuji didn't know if he should laugh or agree since it was the truth.

"Then to food?" Fuji asked.

Ryoma's look brightened a bit and Fuji smiled.

Opposite of them, Saito found for the first time ever, he didn't mind accompanying a girl shopping. Sawa had asked him what he wanted to see her in and that stimulated his mind as he headed straight for the lingerie section with her.

They both laugh genuinely as they clung to one another and headed off.

xXx

Fuji

It rained on their way back. They didn't wait around for the other two since they went for food. After window shopping after eating, it started to rain hard and they ran back home. Fuji just hoped that Saito and Sawa found their own shelter and would return in their own time.

"I'm going to bathe," Fuji said to Ryoma as he headed into the bathroom and started stripping. Since the bathroom was western style, Fuji put the shower on hot and continued stripping without worrying about filling the bath. He had just opened the door to enter the shower when a figure flashed in before him causing him to pause in his steps.

"Ryoma!" Fuji chided seeing the man embrace the hot spray of water completely nude.

"I'm not going to sit out there and wait out there shivering until you're done," Ryoma complained with a frown at Fuji.

"Then I hope you're not going to be safe in here," Fuji warned shutting the door and the only exit out from Ryoma as he advanced with a smile intact.

"You've been craving it like crazy anyway." Ryoma complained as Fuji wrapped cold arms around his warming body.

"So then…" Fuji leaned closer and nibbled on his ear… my god, this felt all too real!

"I'm not equipped with the skills for this but I have the knowledge," Ryoma admitted right away. "I suppose you'll want me to participate."

Fuji nodded and covered his mouth in one go. Fuji's tongue probed into his mouth and trailed his gum before darting further in to rub against Ryoma's tongue.

A slight moan escaped Ryoma's throat as his tongue imitated Fuji's and after a few awkward motions, he had perfected it better than Fuji.

Fuji pressed a moist kiss onto Ryoma's wet forehead before reaching for Ryoma's penis. He was amazed at the realistic proportions of Ryoma.

Ah!

It twitched…..

Fuji lips made way for a smile as he grasped Ryoma's penis in a harder grip and felt himself grow hard.

Ryoma was amazing in all the ways he never found anyone before. His attitude could use a little work but the way he responded at the moment was everything he ever wanted.

Fuji couldn't help it. This was his ultimate attraction since his eyes laid sight on Saito.

The best thing was that Ryoma was all his though, no one else but his.

"Stop…" Ryoma finally moaned out as he wrapped a hand around Fuji's neck. His legs were getting weak from all the stimulation and yet Fuji continued long strokes missed with quick strokes.

"We're just getting started…" Fuji whispered into Ryoma's wet hair. He could feel his own need straining against Ryoma's backside in anticipation but Fuji wanted to take his time. This was Ryoma's first time and he wanted Ryoma to love it. He wanted him to like it so this wasn't going to be the first and last but the gateway to many more satisfying nights for the two of them.

Ryoma gripped his hand on Fuji's shoulder and leaned fully on Fuji as his tightly closed eyes resisted Fuji's clever hands. Was this a demonstration? He wasn't sure if he absorbing all of it because the spasms his body was going through was leaving gaps in the information that was supposed to be relaying to his hard drive.

He really should've asked Sawa how she was retaining her experiences and skills through "sex".

He recalled Sawa saying Saito-san and she had already crossed that threshold.

Ryoma felt a moan escape his throat and suddenly it was as if his body went through a moment of shutting down. He couldn't think any information through at that moment. The only thing he felt was the satisfaction of Fuji radiating from their connection. Whatever had just happened had made Fuji very happy.

"Fuji…" Ryoma started wanting to question him about this particular feeling.

"You came…" Fuji whispered against his lips as if understanding his questioning tone already. He turned off the warm spray of the shower and opened the door grabbing at a towel as he led Ryoma out of the bathroom while he was still in a daze.

"We didn't-"

"I know baby," Fuji said laying Ryoma on their bed before climbing on top of him. "We'll finish right now…"

Ryoma was about to correct him by finishing his sentence about a complete shower but before he could, Fuji's warm mouth had covered his again. They kissed deeply once more as Ryoma fell into the moment with Fuji. He skillfully dragged his tongue over Fuji's before entwining with it in one fluid motion. A shudder made him twitch as he felt a finger slide over his chest and encircle his nipple.

He broke the kiss to see Fuji's hand rub it slowly before pinching it softly. A foreign emotion shot through his system and his lower half started to rise again… was this normal?

xXx

Restaurant

Ayame sat down across from Haruhi with an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, I was a bit late."

"Its fine," Haruhi said with a small smile. "Isn't it that we have been too strained with the wedding and our lives?"

Ayame nodded as she glanced over at the stacks of paper Haruhi and she usually poured over as they decided their joint wedding. This time though, it felt like it was so bleak.

"What's wrong?" Haruhi asked. She signalled the waiter to get them their usual before turning back to her friend. They had become very good friends through their husbands-to-be and that itself made it easier for the both of them to express feelings they may be feeling to each other better than to others.

"It's Saito's cousin…" Ayame started with a sigh.

"Hey," Haruhi said reaching over to grasp Ayame's hand in a tight grip. "You know how faithful Saito's been to you all this time."

"I didn't say he wasn't!" Ayame denied.

"Well, can you promise me you're not upset about him taking his cousin to the party and not you?" Haruhi questioned.

Ayame sighed loudly and looked at her friend. Though she had told herself not to be concerned about that incident anymore, she couldn't help but still feel a little something against Saito for that.

"She's so pretty!" Ayame said instead.

"So are you!" Haruhi reminded her. "AND you're not related to him!"

"It's easy for you to let loose on your reins because Syuusuke's moments are something you've both dealt with." Ayame accused with a smile. "Unlike you, I can't, want to be okay with Saito doing that."

"He's being a guy," Haruhi said with a shrug. "But once this ring is permanently on I'll limit his wandering eyes once and for all."

"I just can't shake this feeling and it's not cold feet I tell you!" Ayame said seriously. "I've been wanting to capture Aikawa Saito since I first set eyes on him! Can you imagine the happiness in me when we started going out? When he proposed?"

Haruhi nodded. She could see the frustrated tears forming around Ayame's eyes. This definitely wouldn't be the time to remind Ayame that she was a go-getter and she was the one who boldly approached Saito for everything,

"They chose us, remember that." Haruhi finally said with a reassuring smile. "If it makes you feel any better, we can run a check on his story."

xXx

Ishtar

"How were they?" Renji asked before dropping a kiss on her forehead.

"They are doing good," Ishtar said with a warm smile to Renji. "Okaeri,"

"Un… tadaima," Renji said as he ushered her over to see if she needed any maintenance.

"Anata…" Ishtar said softly after he hooked her up to her machines.

"Hn?"

"I wonder about their future sometimes…" Ishtar said staring straight ahead.

"I'm sure it'll be fine," Renji replied without much thought.

"I wonder about mine sometimes as well," Ishtar said softly. "I want to be with you always."

Renji stopped his movements and stared at her. She sat perfectly straight staring out the window but he could see the glimmer of a tear glistening on the way down her cheek,

He pressed a kiss to her back and knew without her speaking further.

"You'll be with me always," Renji promised. He knew the love she had for him and how much she cared but even then, Renji didn't care about his health because he didn't fear death. He knew she was waiting for him there but he also understood that wasn't fair for this Ishtar.

"Promise me…" Ishtar spoke again after letting his words melt into her system. She knew his thoughts because they had been together for a long time now and he could never lie to her because she could feel his true thoughts at all times.

"Promise you'll put me to sleep before you go," she whispered in the steadiest voice she could muster.

xXx

Later that night

Sawa rolled onto her back and stared at Saito who enveloped her in a hug and laid beside her. She smiled as he pressed a kiss to her forehead and pulled her closer.

"Saito?"

"Hm?" Saito asked absentmindedly. He was still spinning from their prior activities in happiness.

"Is it was okay for me to continue being with you?" Sawa asked softly looking up at him. She was hesitant in mind but she figured saying it as it was, was a lot better than not saying it at all.

Sawa swallowed as she felt a jolt go through her. It was his response to her abrupt question before he even said anything. It seemed it made his emotions spike as well.

Saito couldn't answer even as he reviewed what he should just say. It wasn't something he thought about but now that she had said it, it was weighing him down at the reality of everything.

"Then I'll be with you until you marry her." Sawa summed up though she feels a tightening in her chest. She wanted him to not think more on it because the answer seemed to scare her as well. She wondered if hard questions like this one would always cause her to have a shortness of breath and a searing pain through her heart system.

"Why only till then?" Saito asked facing her with a frown.

"Ayame-san wouldn't appreciate it," Sawa uttered with a small smile. She reached to caress his jaw and dropped her eyes away from his frowning face.

"Then what will we be?" Saito asked. He too didn't want that to happen.

"Friends I suppose," Sawa answered as light-heartedly as she could manage.

xXx

Ryoma

Ryoma glanced up at the sleeping Fuji. His emotional waves were sitting at a constant midline and Ryoma realized after having sex with this man that he doesn't mind this man more than just a little. He liked this kind of life.

It wasn't unpleasant at all and the man seems to genuinely love it from the emotional levels he was reading. Especially when he couldn't help but breathe harder and moan louder… it made him happier and more excited.

"He's just a big pervert…" Ryoma uttered with a small smirk before turning away to sleep. After all that exercise, he too was tired.

A/N: Life isn't going to go as expected so despite how picture perfect this is, for now, they WILL have to deal with the other people in their lives. Stay tuned for next chapter.